Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 21.1% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Riga, you would:
pay 31.4% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.90
|
$4.68
ZAR85.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.36
|
$1.01
ZAR18.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$0.81
ZAR14.78
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.48
|
$1.07
ZAR19.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.43
|
$3.70
ZAR67.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.60
|
$4.91
ZAR89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.71
|
$2.35
ZAR42.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.02
|
$2.08
ZAR37.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.69
ZAR12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.68
ZAR12.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$0.73
ZAR13.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.44
|
$0.75
ZAR13.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.64
ZAR11.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.58
ZAR10.61
|
|
pay 6.0% more for transportation
|
Riga
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.42
|
$5.05
ZAR92.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$65.32
ZAR1,189.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,579.37
|
$19,084.78
ZAR347,402.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.67
|
$8.78
ZAR159.74
|
|
pay 9.3% more for housing
|
Riga
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.76
|
$39.13
ZAR712.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€508.74
|
$416.34
ZAR7,578.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€348.74
|
$379.25
ZAR6,903.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€231.95
|
$86.03
ZAR1,566.01
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€510.24
|
$216.65
ZAR3,943.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,791.25
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,382.26
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$2.39
ZAR43.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.22
|
$2.00
ZAR36.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.98
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€43.64
|
$34.21
ZAR622.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$7.81
ZAR142.17
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€77.61
|
$49.09
ZAR893.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.51
|
$34.65
ZAR630.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€87.61
|
$92.30
ZAR1,680.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€114.77
|
$98.31
ZAR1,789.50
|
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